Wednesday 29 May 2013

From Book to Screen: The White Queen by Philippa Gregory is coming to a small screen near YOU!

I don't know about you, but Philippa Gregory is one of my favourite authors of historical fiction, and The White Queen just happens to be a favourite of mine!

I have a little bit of catching up to do with the series and the arrival of a new TV show based on the books might just give me the incentive I need to bump those books up my TBR pile!

Read on for more details on The White Queen TV adaptation.

Will you be watching?


Photo Credit: © 2013 Starz Entertainment, LLC.



“The White Queen,” adapted from Phillipa Gregory’s best-selling novels based on England’s War of the Roses (also known as The Cousins’ War) will premiere on STARZ in the U.S. on Saturday, August 10th at 9pm ET/PT, following the Friday night finale of the second season of “Magic City.”

“The White Queen” novels and series are told from the perspective of the three fiercely determined women who laid claim to the English throne: Elizabeth Woodville (The White Queen), Margaret Beaufort (The Red Queen) and Anne Neville (The Kingmaker’s Daughter). 

While the men fought and killed on the battlefield in their quest for power, these three women used whatever means possible to wage war on their enemies who stood in their way and threatened their claim.

In the STARZ original drama, the year is 1464, before the Tudor dynasty ruled England, and war has been ravaging throughout the country over who is the rightful king.  It is a blood feud between two sides of the same family; The House of York and The House of Lancaster.  The House of York’s young heir Edward IV is crowned King of England with the help of his mentor and advisor, the master manipulator Lord Warwick, known at court as “The Kingmaker.”  When Edward falls in love with a beautiful Lancastrian commoner, Elizabeth Woodville, Warwick’s plan to control the throne comes crashing down.  A violent, high-stakes struggle for the crown ensues between Elizabeth, her fiercest adversary, Lancastrian Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville, a pawn in her father’s power game.

“All are heroines in the real sense of the word,” explains author Philippa Gregory. “They were courageous and determined and went through extraordinary danger, but they never abandoned their unwavering desire to return their family to power. They conquered the circumstances they were born into and made a life for themselves, which is a very modern and quite feminist theme. I think people are going to be surprised to see these remarkably powerful women when traditional history tells you female were simply relegated to be victims or wives or mothers.”

“The White Queen” stars Rebecca Ferguson as Elizabeth Woodville, Max Irons (The Host) as Edward IV, Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) as Elizabeth’s mother Jacquetta Woodville, James Frain (“The Tudors”) as The Kingmaker and Amanda Hale (“The Crimson Petal and the White”) as mother to Henry Tudor, Margaret Beaufort.  The series also stars Faye Marsay as Anne Neville, David Oakes as George, Duke of Clarence, Eleanor Tomlinson as Isabel Neville, Aneurin Barnard as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Ben Lamb as Anthony Rivers and Tom McKay as Jasper Tudor.

The ten-part limited series is a BBC co-production, adapted from The New York Times best-selling historical novel series “The Cousins’ War” by Philippa Gregory. “The White Queen” is produced by Company Pictures and adapted by acclaimed writer Emma Frost. The series is directed by James Kent, Jamie Payne and Colin Teague with Gina Cronk serving as producer. Executive Producers include John Griffin, George Faber, Charles Pattinson for Company Pictures, Philippa Gregory, Eurydice Gysel for Czar Television, Polly Hill for the BBC and Colin Callender for Playground Entertainment on behalf of Starz.

Starz enjoys all U.S. and worldwide multiplatform distribution rights to “The White Queen” from ALL3Media International, with the exception of television rights in the UK, where the series will air on BBC One, and rights in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.


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ETA: The White Queen will air in the UK from June 16th 2013 on BBC One.


Additional Information: Press Release.

13 comments :

  1. Awesome, awesome, awesome! I love TV series like this <3 and I really like Gregory's work. I'm currently reading part 2.

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  2. daisychainbooks29 May 2013 at 19:39

    I want to catch up before this starts - next up for me is book #3. :)

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  3. Oh I'm definitely going to watch this! I haven't actually read the books *fail* but I will now lol! I DID read The Other Boleyn Girl and it was so so SO amazing! Thanks for the heads up on this tv series!!!

    ~Emily@Emily's Crammed Bookshelf

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  4. I'm quite new to historical fiction and haven't read this but I'm definitely going to watch it on tv.

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  5. Oh, wow!!! I love love love this, and I'm a huge fan of James Frain (he was awesome in The Tudors), so you'd better believe I'll be watching this! Thanks for sharing, Leanna!

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  6. You know how excited I am for this! I can't wait!! I am definitely going to watch this...thank GOD I already have Starz. :)

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  7. daisychainbooks31 May 2013 at 16:15

    I loved The Other Boleyn Girl too (even though I haven't read any of the other books in Gregory's Tudors series). The White Queen is a really good book and it should make a fabulous TV show! :)

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  8. daisychainbooks31 May 2013 at 16:20

    It should make for a fun TV show! :)

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  9. daisychainbooks31 May 2013 at 16:21

    He was great in The Tudors - also in 24 as Audrey's unfortunate ex. This one should be a good watch for summer!

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  10. daisychainbooks31 May 2013 at 16:21

    We get it on BBC over here, although I'm not sure when it airs here. You might get it before me!

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  11. Jess Hearts Books2 June 2013 at 12:09

    I have the book of The White Queen and have been meaning to read it for a long time. I'm not sure whether to read the book before watching the TV show or watch the show then read the book? Hmm...

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  12. daisychainbooks2 June 2013 at 18:05

    I always read the book first - that's my rule! :)

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  13. I will totally be watching this! I haven't read any of her books because, while they sound really engaging, I've heard they're not very historically accurate. I don't like reading books that take a lot of liberties, but movies/tv? I don't mind so much there :)

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